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鈎
JLPT N1
12 strokes
Meanings
Hook, Barb, Gaff, Brackets
Radicals
金
Decomposition
⿰釒勾
Etymology
Ideographic: A metal 釒 hook 勾; 勾 also provides the pronunciation
Writing Practice
Stroke
0 / 12
Stroke Order
1
diagonal
top-right-to-bottom-left
2
dot
right-to-left
3
horizontal
bottom-to-top
4
horizontal
bottom-to-top
5
vertical
right-to-left
6
dot
bottom-to-top
7
diagonal
bottom-right-to-top-left
8
rising
bottom-to-top
9
diagonal
right-to-left
10
hook
bottom-right-to-top-left
11
curve
bottom-right-to-top-left
12
dot
bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi
(Chinese reading)
No common on'yomi readings
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
かぎ
kagi
Words Using This Kanji
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